Town Hall · Fairland

Fairland, IN town hall & government

Fairland spent $388,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $669 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Fairland's government.

Town budget

Where Fairland's money goes

Spent
$388,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$669
typical Indiana cities: $1,507
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$225,00058%
Roads & transportation
$108,00028%
Parks & libraries
$9,0002%
Other
$46,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 100%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Fairland

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Fairland didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Northwestern Consolidated School Corporation

Fairland's K–12 school district, shared with Brandywine, Moral and Sugar Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,066
Indiana: $13,688
Students
1,414
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal

  • Local 35%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $12,066 per pupil, $6,444 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Fairland pay

Typical tax bill
$1,304
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.70%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$186,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Fairland's government

Town hall & decisions in Fairland →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fairland

Fairland is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative Jefferson Shreve. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Fairland's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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